Events Calendar

Our calendar features a wide range of in-person and online programs, including talks, exhibits, tours, discussions, and more. We also highlight events of interest from the broader Jane Austen and Regency world. All event times reflect the organizers’ local time zones. JASNA regional events are additionally listed on the main JASNA web site.

To submit an event for the calendar, kindly email news@jasnanorcal.org.

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  • JASNA Southwest Region Meeting

    Author Karen Joy Fowler will give a talk on "Emma and Austen's Hidden Gothics." 

  • JASNA Puget Sound Meeting

    Author Rachel Cohen will regale us with a reading and discussion about her recently published book: Austen Years: A Memoir in 5 Novels. Rachel read almost nothing but Jane Austen's […]

  • Jane Austen’s Juvenalia: “Wicked Funny”

    Come experience the drama and humor of Jane Austen’s Juvenilia as we read “Wicked Funny”, an original play adapted by Michele Larrow from three of the stories in the Juvenilia. […]

  • Gender Rebels: Author Talk with Anneka Harry

    Anneka Harry, author of the brilliant new non-fiction book Gender Rebels, is recording a special talk exclusively for Chawton House, premiering on our Youtube channel. With chapters on the female […]

  • Who wore what, where, and when

    Speaker: Alden O'Brien,DAR Museum Curator of Costumes and Textiles Americans copied European fashion to different degrees. Fashionable urban elites had the means to imitate the styles of London and Paris, […]

  • For the Love of Austen

    Replay of the July 25th program, a pre-recorded chat with four JAFF authors. Email jasna.grsac@gmail.com for an invitation to this Zoom event.

  • Summer Regency Sew-A-Long Show and Tell

    Did you make an outfit or accessory this summer? Did you get started and not have time to finish? Maybe you just finally mended something. Whatever it may be, please […]

  • Rediscovering Jane Austen at the BRLSI

    An online celebration sponsored by the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, exploring  the world of Jane Austen and her Writing in a Week of Live Talks, Videos, Music, Dance, Readings […]

  • Austen Wednesdays

    Introducing a new monthly series to programs on the Austen House Youtube channel, this event features author Rachel Cohen (Austen Years, A Memoir in Five Novels) in conversation with Jane […]

  • Country Dance Lore with Beverly Francis

    Beverly shares her considerable knowledge on the must-know customs of English country dancing in Austen's time, along with a few choice reflections on dancing in the film adaptations.

  • Play: Jane Austen at Prinny’s Palace (Part 1)

    Please join us for an original play reading as part of the "Heathside Reading Series" with Theater 20/20!  Jane Austen at Prinny’s Palace is a comic exploration of the day Jane […]

  • JASNA 2020 Virtual AGM

    Jane Austen's Juvenilia: Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution Join us in our virtual conference center, where top Austen scholars and your JASNA friends will be waiting for you! This year’s Annual […]

    $89

  • The Regency Revival: From Deco Greco to Hollywood Glam

    Online: Zoom

    The classical elegance of the Regency period in England is considered one of the most sophisticated and refined moments in design history. Throughout the twentieth century, designers took elements of […]